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PortTack
(32,691 posts)brooklynite
(94,310 posts)JHB
(37,153 posts)...which is the more relevant point for a program whose intended major revenue stream is space tourism.
There will be a lot fewer individuals willing to fork over the bill after an explosion and attendant deaths of passengers. That gap will expand exponentially if there is more than one explosion and attendant deaths of passengers.
brooklynite
(94,310 posts)JHB
(37,153 posts)...yes. Prominent crashes will put people off. Won't stop everything, but if your business plan is geared for big-spenders out for a thrill, your pool of customers may shrink dramatically if they start contemplating that a 1-way trip is entirely possible.
brooklynite
(94,310 posts)When Lindbergh was preparing to fly to Paris, a French team took off from Paris, and disappeared (presumed dead) thereafter. Lindbergh didnt delay his departure.
JHB
(37,153 posts)Besos' hoped-for customer base is.
brooklynite
(94,310 posts)Response to brooklynite (Reply #29)
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JHB
(37,153 posts)Also, Concords were airliners with actual destinations, even if they catered to deeper-pocketed clientele. The people who bought tickets wanted to get somewhere, just faster.
So again, this is not a valid comparison to Besos' space-(really more "upper atmosphere" ) tourism business model, which relies on brief joyrides.
One mission that goes wrong and results in the death of the paying passengers will be a huge blow to his business model. If there's a string of failures, a much bigger word than "blow" will be appropriate.
Remember, as long as the price tag is tied to "rich idiot burning cash" territory, it's at the mercy of rich idiots.
brooklynite
(94,310 posts)Virgin Galactic had a fatal crash in the test phase. Has it stopped people from signing up?
krispos42
(49,445 posts)If anything, it's making the climb even more popular
Budi
(15,325 posts)Ffs.
FreeState
(10,569 posts)Those companys have workforces who have good jobs that would be lost (not only that the space tourism part is just a fraction of their business).
Initech
(100,029 posts)My company does a lot of work for one, though I can't say which because of non disclosure agreements.
CrackityJones75
(2,403 posts)Are you for real?
jimfields33
(15,670 posts)Nor trains or cars, etc.
JohnSJ
(92,060 posts)or the flights of the Wright brothers, etc. some thought the same thing
Hekate
(90,538 posts)
as they tried to make it around the globe. If scurvy didnt get you, vicious weather would.
What ails you?
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)just like many NASA rockets blew up during testing.
Capitalism has its greedy little paws on space and it isn't going anywhere.
It was in fact inevitable.
Hekate
(90,538 posts)Curiosity has always been with us and so has the profit motive.
alphafemale
(18,497 posts)Seriously messed up
Mr.Bill
(24,228 posts)in one of those rockets?
luv2fly
(2,475 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)relayerbob
(6,536 posts)Why them folks gone scare my horses and knock my cart over.
Happy Hoosier
(7,210 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(24,286 posts)hardluck
(637 posts)What a disturbing post.
tritsofme
(17,367 posts)Grow up.
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Initech
(100,029 posts)Patton French
(743 posts)Best not said out loud.
Zeitghost
(3,844 posts)when liberals championed technology, curiosity and exploration into the unknown. Now some cheer for the disasters that sometimes come when boundaries are tested.
Then again, maybe it's always been there and the anonymity of the internet brings out the worst of some people.
obnoxiousdrunk
(2,909 posts)Liberals had their lights on for Halloween and candy for the kids.
Saboburns
(2,807 posts)SMDH
Baitball Blogger
(46,676 posts)Everyone knows there is risk involved. Hopefully they will retire the rocket long before it fails due to metal stress.